Careless bicyclist's near-miss disturbing

Wednesday

Dec 11, 2013 at 12:01 AMDec 11, 2013 at 12:43 PM

To the Editor:

While waiting to pick someone up at the intersection of Pittsburgh Circle and Glen Avenue this morning I looked up from reading in time to see a juvenile on a bicycle go past my vehicle and proceed through the intersection without stopping at the stop sign on Pittsburgh Circle.

I let out a scream expecting to see the juvenile go flying over top of a vehicle entering the intersection on Glen Ave. Luckily the driver was able to stop within inches of hitting the juvenile, who proceeded riding his bicycle as if nothing happened.

All I could think of was how lucky this child's parents were that he was not hit by that vehicle. He could have been seriously injured or killed had that driver not been able to stop his vehicle when he did.

I am sure the driver and his passenger are still shaking as am I.

Sylvia McIntosh

New Castle

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